{"id":206066,"date":"2024-12-23T21:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-do-shiites-fear-reprisals-under-syrias-new-leadership-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T21:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T21:05:35","slug":"why-do-shiites-fear-reprisals-under-syrias-new-leadership-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-do-shiites-fear-reprisals-under-syrias-new-leadership-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do Shiites fear reprisals under Syria&#8217;s new leadership? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KyWGY3FLI2w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why do Shiites fear reprisals under Syria's new leadership? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KyWGY3FLI2w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Syrian civil war caused millions of people to flee the country and seek refuge abroad. Now with the fall of the Assad regime, some of the country\u2019s minorities fear reprisals under the new Syrian leadership. Syria\u2019s Shiite Muslim minority, many of whom supported deposed dictator Bassar al-Assad, are fleeing the country. Thousands have been crossing the border into neighboring Lebanon. <\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Syria&#8217;s minorities fear persecution in Syria<br \/>\n0:26 Sara Hteit, DW Correspondent, on Syrian Shiites fleeing to Lebanon<br \/>\n3:45 Anna Fleischer, Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation&#8217;s Director of Beirut Regional Office, on Syrian minorities<\/p>\n<p>#syrianshiites<br \/>\n#shia #syria<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Syrian civil war caused millions of people to flee the country and seek refuge abroad. Now with the fall of the Assad regime, some of the country\u2019s minorities fear reprisals under the new Syrian leadership. Syria\u2019s Shiite Muslim minority, many of whom supported deposed dictator Bassar al-Assad, are fleeing the country. 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